Fetterman’s data center math doesn’t add up | PennLive letters
A graduate of Penn State University, Eliot has spent the last decade covering economic development and corporate landscapes across Central Pennsylvania. He previously reported for the Lancaster New Era, where he focused on small businesses adapting to changing markets.
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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, who supports building data centers, says he will fight against electric rate increases for Pennsylvanians. Critics argue this is not possible. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and as demand grows and supply tightens, costs are likely to riseNot only that, but what about protecting the environment from the pollution caused or dealing with the heavy water usage? What will he do to stop the subsidies that such tech companies get from the federal government? In such a case, taxpayers will be paying the tech companies’ electric bills, while they have trouble paying theirs.